Improvement in pantaloon-protectors



W. H. EWING. Pantaloon Protector.

No. 209,162. Patented Oct. 22,1878.

. MPETERS. FHOTCLLUHOGRAPMER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WILLIAM H. EWING, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM M.CROFT, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN PANTALOON-PROTECTORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,162, dated October22, 1878 application iiled April 11, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. EWING, of Pittsburg, county of Allegheny,State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered a new and usefulImprovement in Pantaloon-Protectors; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, concise, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making a part of thisspecification in whichlike letters indicating like parts- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved pantaloon-protector in what I regard asthe best mode of its construction for most uses. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview thereof, and Fig. 3 shows the same invention when applied as apermanent attachment to or part of an overshoe. Y.

The object of my improvement is to provide an attachment, eitherpermanent or removable, to an ordinaryboot or shoe, such as will protecttherearlower edge of pantaloon-legs from mud, and also from beingtrampled under the heel and worn out when wet, and, of course, will inlike manner protect the rear face of the boot or shoe heel.

In one form of my improvement (illustrated in Figs. l and 2) I make aremovable sock or heel attachment, to be buckled by straps a a', orotherwise secured, at pleasure, onto the boot or shoe heel of the user.Preferably the heelpiece b extends under the boot or shoe heel to theshank, arch, or narrow part of the sole, and the sock extends upon therear of theheel by a piece, c. Outside of this, and at a little distancefromit, is the outer piece, d, the distance between the two being suchthat the rear lower edge of a pant-aloon-leg may be inserted therein,and so protected as against mud or filth. The sock in this constructionis made removable, so that the user can put it on and take it olf, asthe conditions of weather, roads, or sidewalk may suggest. The spacebetween the parts c and d follows the general curvature of the boot orshoe, so that the set 7 or fit of the pantaloonleg will not beinterfered with.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the outer piece, d,

may be made as a permanent attachment to I the boot or shoe, so as toleave .fa space inside the same, within which the rear lower edge of thepantaloon-leg may rest to keep it out of the mud. This mode of using theinvention will be chiefly useful as applied in the manufacture ofindia-rubber overshoes.

In either form of the apparatus the pantaloonleg may be worn outside-as,for example, when there are indications of rain, and the user wishes tobe provided against water or mud when the rain comes. He then can raisehis pantaloon-legs a little and drop the lower ends inside the piece d.

The curved form of the pieces d and c tend to give them the requisitestiffness to keep their proper form, even though made of light material;and this material may be either rubber or any of the variouskinds ofleather which may be suitable for such use.

By extending the piece c higher up and so shaping it as to cover therear portion of the limb, with, if desired, suitable straps to keep suchextended part in place, the device will be well adapted for ladies wear.In such case the piece d is not essential.

This device, as before stated, may be made light, and it will thereforeoi'er but little or no inconvenience in walking.

I claim herein as my invention- 1. The pantaloon-protector d, attachedat its lower edge tothe boot or shoe, and open at its upper edge for thepantaloon-leg to pass between it and the boot or shoe, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, in a pantaloon-protector, of the pieces c d,heel-piece b, and fastenin g-straps a a', substantially as set forth. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM H. EWING.

Witnesses:

J. J. MoGoRMIcK, OLAUnrUs L. PARKER.

